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While India stands on the brink of modernizing its grid, angry Texans take up the charge against smart meters, citing privacy concerns. Some residents have taken to locking up their analog meters in cages, but anti-smart meter groups warn, "some installers have no scruples about cutting locks." Photo Credit: StopSmartMeters.org Holding up smart meters, Texas style Opposition to smart meters is heating up in Texas, where residents object to perceived infringements of their sovereignty, the Associated Press reports . “This is Texas. We have rights to choose what appliances we want in our home,” said one interviewee, who recently pulled a gun on a utility worker who tried to install a smart meter at her home. Health and safety concerns have led to protests in other states, even though research shows that electrical emissions from the meters are very low , but Texas groups are...